The European Commission published its annual review ‘Employment and Social Developments in Europe’, which outlines some of the key effects of the pandemic on jobs, employment conditions and social dialogue. The impact on national social dialogue and collective bargaining varied, with countries with strong social dialogue institutions favouring the early involvement of social partners in setting up measures such as shorttime work schemes. In some EU countries, health concerns placed constraints on traditional collective bargaining procedures, while in others the involvement of social partners increased in the light of urgent public interventions. The review found that the pandemic highlighted long-standing gender inequalities, with women experiencing a steeper fall in working hours than men in the second quarter of 2020, continuing to take on the largest share of caring responsibilities, and facing challenges in balancing work and private life.
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